A Confederate fleet was dispatched to aid the fleeing Malevolence and prevent the warship's destruction at the hands of the Republic Navy forces. However, Senior Jedi GeneralLuminara Unduli intercepted the Confederate armada[5] with a fleet of her own[10] and engaged the enemy fleet in battle. Skywalker contacted Unduli, seeking reinforcements for the continued attack on the Malevolence. Unduli informed Skywalker of her situation, but despite her inability to provide immediate assistance to comrade, she still planned to help his forces once she had dispatched her opponents.[5] Unduli was later able to defeat the Confederate reinforcements.[9]

Koon: "Once they make it off that ship, we'll need reinforcements to finish off the enemy."

Unduli: "I'm on my way, Master Plo."

―Luminara Unduli reports to Plo Koon and Ahsoka Tano that she is on her way[src]

Unduli promises her support to Koon and Tano.

During the course of the Republic's attack on the Malevolence, SenatorPadmé Amidala was tricked into traveling to the battlefield.[11] Upon her arrival, she was pulled aboard the Malevolence, as Grievous intended to use her as a hostage to guarantee his and the warship's escape. Skywalker and Kenobi boarded the Malevolence to rescue Amidala, while Jedi General Plo Koon and CommanderAhsoka Tano—who had accompanied Skywalker and Shadow Squadron to the nebula—contacted Unduli via holotransmission for support against the Malevolence. Once Amidala had been rescued, Koon's fleet would need reinforcements to destroy the Confederate warship. Unduli promised her support, heading over to the nearby Republic armada. Skywalker was able to sabotage the warship's navicomputer, and he escaped the warship with Kenobi and Amidala. Before Unduli arrived with her reinforcements, the Malevolence attempted to jump to hyperspace, and Skywalker's sabotage caused the warship to crash into a nearby moon.[5]